The latest in our series of writers highlighting lesser known films to stream is a recommendation for a smart and funny comedy horror about real estateEver since the mid-1970s when George and Kathleen Lutz bought the house at 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, Long Island, for $80,000 without realising it was haunted, the horror genre and the real estate industry have been in a lucrative relationship.
Three years after the The Amityville Horror in 1979 came Poltergeist, in which real-estate developer Steven Freeling finds his family home in a gated California community menaced by malevolent spirits who make themselves known through a hand that emerges from TV static.
“They’re here,” announces Freeling’s daughter.Related: My streaming gem: why you should watch Short Term 12
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